LessonsThe Seven Morphological Classes: Sound, Hamzated, Weak and DoubledQuiz

In mahmūz al-lām, hamzah is the final (third) radical. قَرَأَ has ق، ر، ء, so hamzah occupies the position called lām al-kalimah.
جُزْءٌ (“part”) also ends in a radical hamzah.
The graphic representation of final hamzah may vary across derived or inflected forms, but its root position remains the same. This lesson establishes the classification before introducing detailed changes to hamzah in later rules.

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Hamzah as Final Radical

The Seven Morphological Classes: Sound, Hamzated, Weak and Doubled

In mahmūz al-lām, hamzah is the final (third) radical. قَرَأَ has ق، ر، ء, so hamzah occupies the position called lām al-kalimah.
جُزْءٌ (“part”) also ends in a radical hamzah.
The graphic representation of final hamzah may vary across derived or inflected forms, but its root position remains the same. This lesson establishes the classification before introducing detailed changes to hamzah in later rules.